Cardiff brewer Brain's has announced it is to put the price of a pint of beer up by 6p while the price of a pint of lager is to go up by 10p.

Brain's has more than 200 pubs across Wales with prices presently ranging between £1.90 for a pint of Brain's Bitter and £2.36 for a pint of Carlsberg.

Group managing director Stewart Dobson said, "The national brewers, who supply us with lager and other products, have increased their prices to the whole of the trade and as such we have no option but to pass these on. The average increase will be in the region of 10p a pint.

"Also, given other increases from our raw material suppliers, we have had to increase the price of our own beers but have done our best to keep these rises to a minimum - on average about 6p a pint."

The price rises are to be phased in from this week and the increases will also include the range of high strength bottled drinks sold in Brain's pubs.

Brain's has remained a family business since its founding in 1882. In 1997 SA Brain & Co Ltd acquired south Wales' other leading independent brewery, Crown Buckley.